Expect a rise in patients suing NHS over long waits, watchdog warns
The NHS should expect a surge of medical negligence claims because of longer waiting lists in areas including cancer care … Read more
NHS England
Shortage of GPs will never end, health experts say
Patients will have to get used to seeing a pharmacist or physiotherapist instead of a family doctor because the NHS … Read more
NHS ‘no chance of training enough staff’
The NHS in England has no chance of training enough GPs and nurses to solve the shortages it faces, experts … Read more
Report: ‘Patients dying in hospital waiting for community care’
Terminally-ill patients are “needlessly dying in hospital” because they are waiting too long for specialist care packages, according to a … Read more
New targets could lead to ‘bad practice’, warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice … Read more
Unprecedented drug shortage linked to Brexit, NHS bosses say
The trade association warned some trusts had seen shortages of up to 160 different drugs in the past six weeks. … Read more
NHS removes cervical screening contract from Capita
NHS chiefs are bringing the cervical screening service back in-house after expressing dissatisfaction at the way it has been performing. … Read more
Cancer treatment waiting times see ‘concerning spike’ as NHS plans to ditch key measures
A quarter of cancer patients in January waited more than two months to start treatment, a concerning rise which means … Read more
Private ambulances increasingly used by NHS ‘putting patients at risk’, damning report finds
A damning report has warned that the increasing use of private ambulances is leading to examples of poor care, including a dialysis … Read more
NHS England losing staff in record numbers over long hours – study
Research finds number of people leaving over work-life balance has almost trebled Record numbers of burnt-out NHS staff in England … Read more